The Killing of Laken Riley at UGA: What We Know

The body of a 22-year-old woman was found in a wooded area at the University of Georgia in Athens on Thursday, sending shock waves through Clarke County, a community about 70 miles east of Atlanta.When the authorities revealed that the man charged with the killing was an immigrant from Venezuela, the crime became a political flashpoint.The victim, Laken Riley, was a nursing student at nearby Augusta University. On Friday, Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, was charged with her murder. The two did not know each other, the authorities said.Many questions remain about the killing, which was believed…